Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Be Careful What You Wish For ❯ Race to Tristan and Serenity ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 9

Race to Tristan and Serenity

"Oh no, Tristan!" Yami stated.

"Serenity!" Joey shouted.

The group of eight headed to Tristan's house where they were to find both Tristan and Serenity. They got to the house where Joey and Yami flew through Tristan's window and ran downstairs. Joey picked up his little sister while Yami got Tristan.

"Where are you taking me Joey?" Serenity asked.

Before Joey could answer, the door downstairs burst open. Luckily Yami and Joey were right next to the window they had entered from and flew out before anyone could stop them.

"Joey, since when did you have wings?" Tristan asked before looking at Yami and asking him the same question.

Serenity and Tristan were filled in on what was happening and they waited for Joey, Yami, and the others to land near a cave before they too were told to make the wish. Once that was done, Serenity had clear wings while Tristan, like Joey, had white wings. They were quickly taught along with Joey and Mai how to bring their wings in and conceal them before Joey and Mai taught them how to fly. Once everyone got settled, Yami called on his power to conceal the cave entrance, which now looked like a boulder that had covered it many years ago and was melded into place by years of erosion.

"So this Malik guy is after Krista?" Serenity asked.

"Yep, and he was willing to go to the length of putting you and Tristan in danger to get her to do what he wanted." Joey answered.

Krista looked down to the ground before saying,

"I should just leave; I'm nothing but trouble to all of you. I ruined the ball, and now we are all dressed formally without any casual clothes to change into. Not to mention, a place to change our clothes at." Krista said sadly. "I should just turn myself in to Malik and his henchmen, that way you'd all be out of danger." Krista stated before allowing the tears that were forming in her eyes to fall.

"That's not true Krista! And I won't allow you to give yourself over to that bastard Malik!" Seto shouted. "We won't be out of danger even if you turn yourself in because we will be the first ones you are ordered to hurt!" he finished before walking over and hugging Krista close.

Krista cried her eyes out, and soon, cried herself to sleep. As she slept, Seto broke the arrow in half, being careful not to move the wing too much and slid it out. Then Seto tore a piece of his tuxedo off and bandaged Krista's wing with it.

"I'm going to go to my place to get some of the new clothes Krista got earlier, and some clothes for myself." Mai said before bringing out her wings.

She walked through the entrance and Joey came up behind her asking if he could go with her. She nodded her agreement and they took off. Yami took off next and headed to the game shop while Bakura headed to his place for some extra clothes. Seto told Tristan, Yugi, and Ryou to keep an eye on Krista before he left to his mansion to get some clothes for himself. Mai and Joey returned first, with Mai holding some bags and some of her own clothes while Joey explained that they had stopped at his place too and set his bag of clothes down on the ground. Yami and Bakura arrived next with their clothes as well as clothes for their aibous also in sacks. Seto was the last to return and they were all glad that they had returned safely.

"Shouldn't someone go and get some clothes from mine and Serenity's houses?" Tristan asked.

"You're right; it might not be safe for you to return yet." Yami stated.

"I'll go." Joey offered.

"If you go, I'm coming with you." Yugi said.

"No aibou, I don't want you to get hurt, I'll go." Yami said, and he and Joey took off to Tristan's and Serenity's houses.

They returned later with Joey carrying nearly Serenity's entire closet in four bags while Yami had a few of Tristan's outfits that he'd seen him wear before, in a bag.

"Joey, I don't think I'll be needing my whole closet." Serenity stated.

"I didn't know which outfits you'd like so I kinda brought them all." Joey explained while the others sweat dropped.

Krista awoke with Seto by her side and Mai offered her the bag of clothes she got two days before the ball. Krista took them and got ready to fly off. Seto grabbed her wrist.

"Where do you think you're going?" he asked.

"Well I'm not changing in front of you." Krista snapped. "Maybe I can find that Pegasus guy's castle; I'm sure he's got plenty of rooms for us to change in, and I doubt Malik will even bother to look there." Krista answered.

Seto Paled, "You're not going there; he might still want your powers! And you're wing is still too badly injured for you to be able to fly safely!"

"I don't care; I'm not changing in this cave, so I'm going to find his castle." Krista said with a tone that could not be argued with.

"We're all going with you if that is your decision." Seto said, looking at the others, who nodded.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." Krista said smiling as Seto told her to fold her wings back within her before he picked her up and took to the air with everyone else following close behind.

Tristan held Serenity's hand and Joey held Mai's. Yami and Yugi flew together as did Ryou and Bakura. They got to the castle to see Pegasus running from some of his own men that were armed with guns. Krista threw a ball of white light that exploded in front of the men, blinding them while Bakura swooped down and picked up Pegasus by the shoulders. Pegasus screamed as he was taken high into the air.

"What are you doing?!" he asked in a panic.

"Saving you." Came the simple answer from Krista.

"Why do you all have wings?" he asked.

"Because, we wished for them; but I wouldn't advise you to do it; it hurts like hell when they emerge." Yugi explained, earning a glare from Yami.

"What do you want as repayment for saving my life?" Pegasus asked nervously since he was lifted rather high into the air and by Bakura no less.

"It's quite simple really, all we want is a place to stay with food, showers, and rooms to stay in." Krista answered.

"Done, but, first we have to stop the men who betrayed me for a man who has offered them more money." He said angrily.

"Not so fun when your own men turn against you is it Pegasus?" Seto asked

"No, it's not; I now understand how you must've felt." Pegasus said sadly.

"You have no clue how I felt! You not only helped the men who turned against me, but you also kidnapped my little brother!" Seto shouted at him; but a kiss from Krista shut him up.

"Seto, hun, calm down." She said calmly.

"Yes darling." He said sarcastically earning a glare from her.

They landed and Pegasus led them through his castle showing each of them where they would be staying. Yami and Yugi were sharing a double room as were Ryou and Bakura, Seto and Krista's rooms were across from each other, Tristan and Serenity's rooms were next to each other, and Joey and Mai's rooms were across from each other. They all got settled in as Pegasus went to the kitchens to order his servants to prepare a meal. Krista changed into a casual jean outfit as Mai and the others changed into their usual attire, after bringing in their wings. They were called to dinner at exactly 7:00 p.m. They walked downstairs and met in the dining hall where Pegasus was already at the head of the table waiting patiently for their arrival.

"Welcome my honored guests." Pegasus said as he gestured for them to sit down.

"What do you mean honored guests?" Krista questioned.

"Well, you did save my life." Pegasus answered.

"As worthless as it is." Seto mumbled earning a sharp nudge to the ribs from Krista.

"Seto, be nice, he is letting us stay here." Krista whispered to him.

"But you also must remember that he did steal my grandpa's soul too." Yugi pointed out.

"That was in the past, and I know what he did is hard to forgive, but can't we put the past behind us?" Krista asked.

"Hell no!!" Bakura shouted.

"What did he ever do to you?!" Krista yelled at him.

"He was born." Bakura stated flatly.

Krista smacked him upside the head and told him to shut up. Bakura was going to hit her back but a death glare from both Ryou and Seto, stopped him.

"Could we please just start the meal?" Serenity asked softly.

"Yes, let's start the meal." Pegasus agreed.

As usual, Joey and Tristan ate half of it.

"I am sorry for their rude manners Pegasus." Krista apologized.

"Why are you being so kind to me? I never expected to be forgiven, after what I did to you." Pegasus questioned.

"Like I explained to Yugi and Seto, it's in the past and it belongs behind us. Besides, you do have a heart even though you may not wish to admit it." Krista explained.

"Thanks, you've got a good heart and I'm sorry for what I did." Pegasus apologized.

"Too bad you didn't realize that the first time I ended up here." Krista said teasingly.

"Ahem." Seto sounded a bit neglected.

"Oh, what's the matter hun, feeling neglected?" Krista asked teasingly, earning a glare.

"You're paying more attention to the flying horse than me." Seto said flatly.

"At least I'm not ignoring him like everyone else is." Krista said.

A half an hour later everyone was finished eating and walked back up to their rooms. Seto walked over to Krista's door and knocked.

"We need to talk." He said when she opened the door.

"About what?" Krista asked.

"Well actually, I need to check your wing." Seto said.

"You knocked on my door at 10:30 p.m. to check my wing?!" Krista asked.

"You want to fly again don't you?" Seto answered her question, with a question of his own.

"Well, yeah, but I don't want to cause pain to my back. I will probably end up crying out in pain waking anyone who is trying to sleep." Krista explained.

"Just bring out your wings." Seto said impatiently.

"Fine, fine, I'll do it."

Krista brought out her wings with a small cry of pain and Seto gently took her left wing into his hand and unwrapped the cloth from it to check on the wound. He gently touched the healed wing causing Krista to jump at the light touch.

"Uh, Seto, I need that wing."

"I know you do, but first I want you to try flying a little."

"I don't want to fly, I'll just fall."

"The window is open so you'll be able to fly outside. Don't worry about falling; I'll fly out first in case I need to catch you." Seto said while bringing out his wings.

"But it's dark outside and I won't be able to see you; your wings blend in with the night sky too well." Krista complained.

"Krista, your wings are white and there is no way I won't be able to see them." Seto said reassuringly. "Now, come on." He continued.

Seto flew out the window first and waited for Krista to fly out. Krista went out the window and started moving her wings. The wings started to lift her into the air and she soon had to move them in bigger strokes to stay airborne. Neither Seto nor Krista expected the air currents to suddenly shift violently causing Krista to lose control and start to fall. Seto flew to her immediately and caught her; she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him close as he flew back into her room through the window.

"I told you that I'd catch you." Seto said gently.

"I knew you would, but I'm in no hurry to try flying again." Krista said calmly as Seto set her down on her bed and kneeled down in front of her.

"Seto, this isn't the best time to ask me to marry you." Krista said sarcastically.

Seto laughed and then said, "I'm not going to ask you to marry me; I'm just going to stay here until you fall asleep so that I can be sure you're okay. And we will see if I can convince you to fly again."

"There's no way you are going to convince me to fly again. And you're not very good at lying by the way." Krista stated.

Seto blushed and then said,

"Okay, I'll go back to my room, but if I hear a scream or anything from you I'll be right back in here."

"Paranoid much?" Krista asked.

"Uh, no?" Seto tried.

"You're a lousy liar." Krista said before laughing and hearing the door shut as Seto left mumbling something along the lines of "Women."

They all woke up the next morning and went down to the dining room to eat breakfast where like the night before, Pegasus was at the head of the table.

"Where's Krista?" Seto asked.

"I didn't see her come down the stairs; she's probably still in her room." Ryou answered.

"I'll go get her." Seto said while standing up and heading upstairs.

Seto walked to Krista's door to hear her singing inside and with a lovely voice at that. Instead of knocking on the door he quickly went downstairs and got everyone to stand on either side against the wall to listen.

"You better hope and pray that she doesn't open the door and see all of us standing out here." Bakura whispered into Seto's ear. "We wouldn't want her to kill you now would we?" Bakura said while crossing his fingers behind his back.

At that point, Krista opened the door without turning off the music and saw everyone standing there smiling. She quickly closed the door, locking it and blushing furiously.

"Come on Krista, you have a lovely voice, we were only admiring your singing." Seto said, trying to get in.

Seto walked outside as he thought about the fact that Krista usually leaves her window open. Once he was outside, he called out his wings and flew up and into her window before sneaking up behind her and grabbing her from behind. Krista turned around to see Seto smiling at her and his eyes had a small sparkle to them.

"You cheat." Krista pouted.

"How else do you expect to be told that it's breakfast time?" Seto asked.

"That's what you came up here for?"

"Well, that and the fact that we could fly out your window and be at the table before anyone else got there." Seto explained.

"Sounds good but, I won't fly out the window, I'll just fall." Krista said, turning away from him.

That didn't stop Seto though; he just picked her up and carried her out the window and walked inside with her to the dining room. She called to everyone else who looked very confused when they walked downstairs and saw her and Seto sitting at the table.

"What took you?" Krista asked with a fake curious tone.

"But you…and then…how…?" Yami asked confused.

Krista giggled before motioning for everyone to sit.

"I didn't want to fly so Seto carried me out the window and flew down to the ground. We came into the castle while you were still upstairs and that's why we were here before you." Krista explained simply.

Yami just sweat dropped before they continued with the meal. Soon after the meal, Yami, Yugi, Bakura, Ryou, Serenity, Tristan, Joey, and Mai flew around the castle while Seto kept trying to convince Krista to fly with him.

"Come on Krista, your wing is healed. You can fly without falling and you know it!"

"You are such a baby sometimes Seto. Fine I'll fly with you; but only for an hour."

"Party pooper."

Krista and Seto went out the window again and flew around the castle with the others who were playing a game of tag. They were having fun until Krista spotted three boats carrying robed figures heading to the island.

"Everyone inside, Malik found us! He's approaching the island!" Krista yelled.

They all went inside to lay low in hopes that Malik didn't see them flying in the air.

'I think it's time that Malik found out just how powerful I can be.' 'Of course, I'll be really weak afterwards; but hey, it'll be worth it if I can save my friends.' Krista thought.

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And that ends this chapter. My updates are going to be coming a lot slower because of school and all. Sorry this chapter took so long to get out. I'll just have to update more during holidays and weekends.